The thirty-second round of La Liga and the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals were separated by only two days.
Even so, Yang Yang made a request: on the tenth, the day after the match against Rayo Vallecano, he invited everyone on the team to dine together at Juan's Home Barbecue Restaurant. He had a very good reason, too.
"First of all, I want to apologize to everyone. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to be with you in either of our past two matches. That was my fault. My absence had a major impact on the team's attacking strength, and I apologize to all of you."
Yang Yang's voice echoed through the second floor of Juan's Home Barbecue Restaurant. His attitude was extremely sincere, and his tone earnest. He did not look like he was joking in the slightest. He was clearly apologizing seriously.
But that made the Real Madrid players uneasy, because they all knew the reason.
The main reason Yang Yang had missed those two matches was that he had been injured. Although it was only a minor muscle strain and he could have played in the thirty-second round of La Liga, the coaching staff had not wanted him to take the risk, so they had let him rest for a few more days.
In terms of appearances, Yang Yang was one of Real Madrid's most frequent players this season.
As for Wolfsburg equalizing and Real Madrid nearly suffering a disastrous upset at Rayo Vallecano's home ground, how could any of that be blamed on Yang Yang? He had not even played. Who could blame him?
"Yang, if you put it that way, we..." Ramos could not sit still and was about to stand up.
Yang Yang immediately calmed Ramos down, gesturing for him to sit back and